These 3 Buy-Rated Stocks Have Shown Great Relative Strength
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Amid the recent favorable price action within the market, many stocks are nearing or breaking 52-week highs, including several highly recognizable names such as Amazon (AMZN), Arista Networks (ANET), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF).
In addition to recent momentum, all three sport a favorable Zacks Rank, reflecting upward earnings estimate revisions among analysts. Let’s take a closer look at each for those seeking to tap into the strength.
Amazon
Amazon shares have been big-time performers over the last year, outperforming the general market handily and enjoying a spot within the highly-coveted ‘Magnificent 7’ group. The stock is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), with earnings expectations moving higher across the board.
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The company is expected to return to its high-growth nature in its current fiscal year, with consensus estimates currently suggesting 280% earnings growth on 11% higher sales. Easing costs have been a notable tailwind for the market titan.
Shares aren’t overly expensive given the forecasted growth, currently trading at a 2.5X forward price-to-sales ratio. The present value is well beneath the 3.1X five-year median and highs of 4.8X back in 2020.
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Arista Networks
Arista Networks shares have benefited nicely from the AI frenzy. The company provides network switches to hyperscalers that speed up communication between computer servers.
The stock is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), with the revisions trend for its current fiscal year particularly strong, up 25% to $6.55 per share over the last year.
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Similar to AMZN, the company boasts an impressive growth profile, with consensus estimates for its current fiscal year suggesting 43% earnings growth on 33% higher sales. Growth looks to continue in FY24, as estimates allude to an additional 10% boost in earnings paired with an 11% revenue climb.
Keep an eye out for the company’s next quarterly release scheduled for February 12th, as the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate of $1.70 suggests 20% year-over-year growth and has been taken 8% higher since last October.
Better-than-expected quarterly results have helped drive shares higher, as we can see illustrated in the chart below by the green arrows circled.
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Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch, a current Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), operates as a specialty retailer of many types of premium, high-quality casual apparel for men, women, and kids through a vast store network. Earnings expectations have melted higher across the board.
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Like ANET, the company’s shares have been supported by better-than-expected quarterly results, as we can see in the chart below. In fact, ANF has exceeded the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by an average of 700% across its last four releases.
Shares have moved higher post-earnings in three consecutive releases.
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Bottom Line
Momentum has carried over nicely into 2024, with many stocks breaking 52-week highs and undoubtedly pleasing investors.
And for those seeking to tap into the strength, all three stocks above – Amazon, Arista Networks, and Abercrombie & Fitch – could be great considerations.
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